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Tag Archives: Southwest Writers
SouthWest Writers Interview #2
Way back in the early 1990s I joined Southwest Writers Workshop (now SouthWest Writers). This writers’ group welcomes all writers and authors with conferences, contests, classes on the craft, and open-armed friendship. If you hear someone in NM say they … Continue reading
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Tagged and the Nut, authors, Caribbean Islands, Charlene Bell Dietz, craft of writing, Creativity, Hotel 1839, ideas, Little Dix Bay, Mad Dog, mystery, Southwest Writers, St. John, St. Thomas, SWW, the Psychic, The Scientis, Virgin Gorda, voices, writing diverse characters, writing process, Writing tips
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Should Authors Give Away Writing Secrets?
Wow, was I befuddled when I attended my first writing conference years ago. I didn’t have a book published. I didn’t know anyone. Yet, everyone else seemed to be “someone” or be on a best-seller list somewhere. I wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Creating Story Scenes, Joint SWW-MWSA Conference, Make a Scene, Southwest Writers, Writing tips
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SOUTHWEST WRITERS GET THE FACTS
An Interview with Author Charlene Bell Dietz In her search for “the parts of life that really matter,” Charlene Bell Dietz discovered “if you throw your heart and soul into what you care about,” the little things you fuss over … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, Canon City, Denver, elevator pitch, ideas, Interview Questions, Southwest Writers, writing
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